Man-oh-man, those are super. I love seeing the small details. Silly little things like the Kaiser aluminum stamping on the dash and the SCTA sticker across the head and block.
Fantastic! The 2 most admired Bonneville coupes. Each elemental but exquisitely constructed. The man responsible for the speed is also the man who captured the cars in loving detail in their natural environment. I hope it isn"t so, but you will have a hard time bringing to light anything more visually and historically exciting. Thanks to you and Tom!
I can't swim Clark Glad to see you made it through the tsunami Tom's work ended up in the right hands, thanks for sharing it with the rest of us
and the steering shaft support tied into the master cylinder fittings. A lot of thinking went into these builds
Man 0 Man That is amazing visual finery. thanks for sharing. It's almost eerie to see history this way. Thank You Ryan The original inner door brace.
I had to do some digging. I have the shift knob also it’s in one of my display cabinets to keep it safe.
Interesting to see even some of the well-known examples weren't always perfect with respect to the hammer & dolly work, & no big deal if a rivet, screw, bolt or nut were in full view on an access panel or deck lid, after all they were race cars, we can only imagine often racing the clock to complete & compete in an upcoming event.
What a craftsman he was! 1953 no less. Truly amazing. Thank you Ryan for letting us be a part of this treasure trove of hot rod history.
A good photo of the basic trailer of the day utilizing used tire casing sections that in their afterlife conveniently cradle the wheels of the So-Cal coupe during its storied journeys.
Might be my favorite blog of yours @Ryan. Thanks for showing, glad you've got access to all these historic photos and that they're not just lost in a box or landfill somewhere.
I love these! I have the die cast models of these cars. Love seeing them actually dressed for battle. Curious what the cheat sheet taped inside the door was outlining for the driver. Thanks @Ryan i
Pure gold. Never knew there was an earlier version of the So-Cal coupe with a less-radical chop. I'm in agreement that the earlier version is more to my own liking. But it's a race car, and it seems they're built to evolve. Another homerun batch of photos. Thanks a million @Ryan for doing this project.
Spectacular photos. The detail shots are awesome and to see both cars from those different angles is an incredible privilege to see. That cool little modified is Stan Weisbard's car, custom fibreglass body by Victress. Car was on cover of 'HOT ROD 1957 Annual'. Believe it was also featured in R&C or CC in '56-ish. Was later in the Harrah collection, had a DOHC topped banger by that time and still exists somewhere, wish I knew where.
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